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New ‘Staten Island First’ Party Spawned by Democratic Borough President Candidate
With Additional Reporting by Rachel Holiday Smith
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Clifford Michel/ THE CITY
Staten Island voters could see a new political party on their general election ballots: “Staten Island First,” THE CITY has learned.
Mark Murphy, the Staten Island Democratic Party-backed candidate for borough president, is collecting signatures with two other Democrats to run in the general election on his new independent ballot line whose name echoes the Trumpian “America First” motto. Murphy wouldn’t say directly whether he’ll wage an active third-party run if he loses the June primary, responding, “I am a Democrat. I always support Democrats.” ....

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